Tom Schultz 21st Chief of the Forest Service Courtesy of USDA Forest Service Tom Schultz has been appointed as the new Chief of the USDA Forest Service, succeeding Randy Moore,…
APHIS Modifying Strategy to Combat the New World Screw Worm
Courtesy of USDA/APHIS The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is modifying its strategy to combat the new world screw worm (NWS) by shifting sterile fly dispersal efforts to…
USDA Unveils Blueprint to Combat the Avian Influenza Outbreak
…USDA’s Five-Pronged Approach to Address Avian Flu Invest in Gold-Standard Biosecurity Measures for all U.S. Poultry Producers USDA will expand its highly successful Wildlife Biosecurity Assessments to producers across the…
Stewardship Agreement Announced to Enhance Wildfire Prevention
…enhance wildfire prevention by expanding fuel breaks across private and federal lands in California and Oregon. This initiative, involving the USDA, US Forest Service, and Sierra Pacific Industries, will add…
USDA to Lead March Trade Mission to Guatemala
ANTIGUA , GUATEMALA: Coffee plantation in Antigua Guatemala. Coffee is an important element of Guatemala’s economy. DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will lead a trade mission to…
USDA/NASS Reports Decrease in Pacific Region Milk Production
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) reported a 5.7% decrease in Pacific Region milk production from January 2024 to January 2025, with production per cow in California down 120…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 02-28-25
…$75 million USDA initiative for wildfire mitigation in California and Oregon. This includes the creation of fuel breaks and the potential role of livestock grazing in reducing wildfire risks. The…
More Time for Census of Horticulture Specialties Response
DepositPhotos image A change in deadline for those eligible producers to respond to USDA’s latest sub survey associated with the Census of Agriculture. “We’re talking about floriculture, horticulture, nursery type…
USDA Releasing Funding in Contracts for Environmental and Conservation Program
DepositPhotos image USDA is releasing $20 million in contracts for environmental and conservation programs, in line with White House directives, and will honor existing contracts to farmers. USDA Releasing Funding…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 02-27-25
…a group of farmers files a lawsuit against the USDA. The lawsuit addresses the Trump administration’s deletion of decades-worth of climate change data, a crucial source of information for agricultural…
CDFA Expands Quarantine Area in Mission Viejo, Orange County
…of citrus greening disease (HLB). The USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service added 85 square miles, including commercial citrus. CDFA Expands Quarantine Area in Mission Viejo, Orange County Quarantine Map…
USDA Won’t Impose Ban Despite New Case of Mexican Screwworm
…from en.wikipedia to Commons. Original uploader was Ellmistfrom Courtesy of USDA/APHIS A new case of New World screwworm has been detected in a Mexican cow south of the U.S. border….
Learn More about the Various Benefits of EQIP
We’ve talked many times about the various benefits found through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind agricultural producers they can provide…
Farmers Still Caught in Trump’s Funding Freeze
…farmers’ payments have been affected. The USDA press office, as well as officials from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), have not responded to requests for comment. Meanwhile, at least…